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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60742103 Title: The man who knew too much : Alan Turing and the invention of the computer Author: David Leavitt Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0393052362 9780393052367 9780393329094 0393329097 OCLC:60742103

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The man who knew too much : Alan Turing and the invention of the computer

Author:	David Leavitt
Publisher:	New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.
Series:	Great discoveries.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	Biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer.
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Subjects	Turing, Alan Mathison, -- 1912-1954. Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography. Gay men -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Biographie Biography History Biographies
Named Person:	Alan Mathison Turing; Turing, Alan Mathison <1912-1954>; Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Mathison Turing
Material Type:	Biography, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	David Leavitt Find more information about:
ISBN:	0393052362 9780393052367 9780393329094 0393329097
OCLC Number:	60742103
Notes:	"Atlas books."
Description:	319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contents:	The man in the white suit -- Watching the daisies grow -- The universal machine -- God is slick -- The tender peel -- The electronic athlete -- The imitation game -- Pryce's buoy.
Series Title:	Great discoveries.
Responsibility:	David Leavitt.
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